2014 Provisional Schedule Released

Next year's schedule has been determined, with possible changes to come. Our same basic line up is there, with a 6 new races added to the series. The biggest change is a 20 race schedule. More races means more chances to win. The only thing is I would need more people involved, meaning just comment on races or something. I'm still gonna look for a way to film it for youtube, which would make everyone's lives easier because reading sucks.

Some changes to the schedule include 2 more restrictor plate races. Daytona marks the half way point. Talladega is the only track with 2 races, because they're the most fun. Martinsville comes into the series, and will be the 4th track. The stretch from 2nd to 6th has a lot of history behind it. Pocono, Gateway, and Texas also get a race. Charlotte moves to the 17th race of the season, setting up for a 600 mile night race down the stretch of the season.

1. Homestead
2. Rockingham
3. Darlington
4. Martinsville
5. Atlanta
6. Talladega
7. Sonoma
8. Pocono
9. Gateway - night
10. Texas
11. Daytona - night
12. Michigan
13. Richmond - night
14. Bristol - night
15. Indianapolis
16. Watkins Glen
17. Charlotte - night
18. Talladega
19. Phoenix
20. Las Vegas

Simms Gone For Next Season?

My sources are saying that team owner Brent Harden is unhappy with the performances of his #2 driver Jamie Simms. Simms, coming off 3 accidents in the Watkins Glen Race, is running 19th in the standings. He is one of the best qualifyers in the field, but that doesn't earn you points. No announcement has been made for who will replace him.

Bracket Time!

Finally, the first Logocast Cup Series Tournament is over! With a 10th place finish, and the 5 car blowing an engine, Drew Tabulov hangs on for the championship! No points or anything will be added, but the boys at Chretien Racing have to be happy with the victory. The most consistent driver over these 4 races is the 2, and no one can take that away from them.

Standings After Race 11

Barros has a huge day as Zetticci had trouble. The gap from first to 2nd grew over 50 points. Wick's win jumped him 7 spots to 9th, but he is still over 2 races behind. The most a driver can gain in a race is 77 points. That is why from Dorian down, each driver is eliminated. Dorian had his first DNF this season at the Glen. Only McAffee and Barros remain spotless, but the difference between them and the 61 was that the 61 still does not have a top 5. The series heads to Michigan, so one DNF by Barros could make things very interesting.

Kodak at the Glen

A wild race at the Glen! A lot of cars had trouble, and turn 1 proved deadly for almost half the field.

Adkins and Barros lead the boys to the start!

 Lap 2: Early trouble for Powers as he gets loose in turn 2 and backs it into the wall. No caution.

Lap 12: Zach Dorian has header issues and has to retire from the back of the field

 Lap 20: More trouble for guys at the back, Bracket blows an engine running in 18th

 Lap 30: The first round of pit stops happen, with only a handfull of cars staying out

 Lap 35: Harkins' awful year keeps getting worse, Mechanical issues force a retirement

 Barros had lead the entire race, but Adkins was right on his bumper trying to overtake him on the backstretch

 Crazyness happened that brought out the first caution. First, Simms divebombed the 53 spinning him in turn 1, and the 53 parked it on the run off grass.

 But on the same lap, in the same spot, the 87 and 17 got together and brought out the caution

 On the restart, the 10 jumped out to a huge lead with the lapped traffic of the 13 holding up the field

 Unger has gearbox issues and has to retire from the race with 26 laps left.

 Barros was sailing to a victory, but Simms got into Severn spinning him in turn 1.

 And just like the other caution, Zetticci and Tabulov both got together both narrowly missing the sitting 1 car. The pace car came out and racked the field back up with 15 to go.

 The caution let everyone come in to refill their fuel tanks so they could finish on gas. Wick just beat out Adkins and Barros to take the lead.

 I missed what happened with 10 laps to go from taking screenshots, but Simms and Fischer managed to both crash. I assume one car got under another and they both backed it into the fence. Maybe in turn 2. The caution came out and gave guys like McAffee, Adkins, and Barros a chance to steal the win away from Wick.

 Wick took the lead and used Powers as a pick to block on the last fewlaps. Adkins and Barros both caught up to McAffee and made the race for 2nd very interesting.

 Wick hangs on for his second series win!

 Wick earned a big win, but he is all but out of the championship hunt. Barros had a really good run that he just couldn't finish. His points lead grew just by finishing 3rd. A few drivers took turns going to the 4's hauler after tying Flint's 3 accident record.

Michigan is next! Maybe a ford from the Harden or Fletcher stable can get their first win of the year.

Qualifying for Kodak at the Glen

Our points leader is on the pole at the Glen! He tries to extend his points lead, but some of his followers are also in the top 10, and will try to steal some points. Zetticci is 2nd in points, but has an uphill battle, and starts 16th. 

Season 1 Race 11: Kodak at the Glen

Track- Watkins Glen International

Configuration- Road Course

Length- 2.454 miles

Laps- 90

Distance- 220.5 Miles

All-Star Race Announced!

This season's All-Star race has been awarded to Daytona International Speedway! The track had the most votes on our side bar, and will produce the best racing out of the tracks in the ballot. The race will be the week following the final race of the season in Las Vegas. The drivers that have won a race this season will automatically be in the 100 lap final race. The drivers who have not won will have a 40 lap shootout race. The top two finishers will move on to the big race.

One driver will also move on through a fan vote. As of now, every driver who has not won a race will be added to the poll. If a driver wins, or advances in the shoot out, their votes will not count, and the next highest in total votes will move on.

You can vote for as many drivers as you want for one time, so do what you want! Vote on as many ways you can so we can get a big turn out.

Standings After Race 10

The points standings at the top are getting closer! The gap between first and the big pack is growing, but the second place car is behind first by less than 20 for the first time since the 4th race of the seasn. Harkins is falling back still, he will be mathmatically eliminated in a race or two.

Menards Indy 400.

The series goes to one of the most storied tracks in the world, what did the Indianapolis Motor speedway have to hold for the drivers?

McAffee gets a huge jump coming down to the line and the race starts!

 Lap 22: McAffee and Flint open up a few second lead, starting to break away

 Lap 33: Running in the back of the pack, Harkins spins in turn 1 and puts it into the wall. No caution.

 Lap 39: Flint pits from the lead as the first round of pit stops cycle through.

Lap 78: Walkowiak has his streak of good runs end with a blown engine

 Lap 80: The second round of pits happen, and McAffee leads Morello and Bracket by a car length.

Lap 86: 3rd place in points, Tabulov has gearbox issues and has to retire. This hurt him a lot in points.

Lap 106: The lead pack is all bunched up!

Lap 129: After a round of pit stops, Bracket takes the lead, and tries to put Wick a lap down.

Lap 131: Severn was having a crummy day, and retires because of his gearbox

Lap 143: Wick slows down Bracket, relinquishing his 3 secnd lead.

Lap 147: Everyone outside of the top 4 get a huge caution, Simms spins in turn 2 bringing out a caution.

All of the leaders pit, making sure no one runs out of fuel.

McAffee wins the race off of pit road.

Lap 151: Every driver is running together, with the 26, 82, and 20 being a lap down.

Lap 156: Unger uses Wick as a pick and takes the lead!

He holds on and wins his first race!

Here are the results from Indy. The same group dominated the entire race but the late caution bunched everyone up, and gave guys like Irons a chance to pass cars after being quiet all day.

The Series goes to Watkins Glen next week. Who will be able to turn left AND right the best?

Qualifying Results for the Menards Indy 400

Here is the results! Flint and McAffee are on the front row, and could really make some jumps in points with the top 3 having decent to bad starting positions at the Brickyard. The top 4 are all fords, so hopefully they can kick their recent engine troubles.

Season 1 Race 10: Menards Indy 400

Track- Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Configuration- Oval

Length- 2.5 miles

Laps- 160

Distance- 400 Miles

Bracket Time!

Here it is! Bristol was a tournament race and it decided the final two to face off at Watkins Glen in 2 weeks. Tabulov beat Dorian by 2 spots with a 12th place finish. Both drivers spun at separate times. Wick in the 26 made his match up a lot easier with a 20th place DNF. 

So the match up is set! The road course will decide who is the best driver under pressure. If you were wondering, Tabulov finished 15th and Bracket finished 10th. So it's anyone's game.

Standings After Race 9

Barros remains the leader, but it is slightly closer with Zetticci winning. This might be a 2 car race soon because 3rd is now 101 points back and the middle group of close drivers is shrinking. We'll have to see! Barros has the best shot to take home the cup!

Gibson 500 Under the Lights

The series went to the bull ring in Bristol for this week's race. A wild race spin wise, and the record for most cautions in one race!

Bowen leads the boys to the line and the race begins!

 Lap 71: The leading 4 start to pull away, with Fischer jumping to 2nd on the first lap

 Lap 115: The top 4 opened up a huge lead until the pit stops started. Bowen gave up the lead to fill up on the green flag cycle

 Lap 118: Still during the pit stop cycle, Tabulov got caught up in Flint's spin a lap after he rejoined the track ruining his day. Flint's day got much worse. No caution.

 Lap 215: Powers was the leader after the pits, he was working his way through traffic while being chased by Bowen as you can see in the right side of the picture

 Lap 230: Dorian got under Baros to force the issue spinning both up the track. This caused the first caution of the day as the cars stopped on the apron

 Lap 286: Fischer worked his way through traffic during the pit cycle to take the lead from Walkowiak

 Lap 320: Zetticci passes Fischer, and a few laps later, Fischer spins and hits the wall. He came down infront of Walkowiak blocking the field but no caution. Zetticci and the cars almost lapped managed to make up tons of time on the majority of the field. McAffee picked up damage after being hit by Unger while stopped.

 Lap 359: Flint spins out right infront of the leader in turn 4, comes down and hits Powers knocking him out of contention. The pace car came out bunching the field up

 Lap 418: The first DNF of the race, Wick blows an engine which made Taylor Motorsport's day even worse.

 Lap 425: Zetticci, with the help of traffic, passes Walkowiak puttin 19 cars a lap down and making the race all but his.

 Lap 492: The race was quiet until Flint turned Fischer for his 3rd crash of the day. This brought out the final caution of the day

 And under caution, Zetticci picks up his first win of his career.

  The race was pretty bad, Zetticci led the last 200 and the non cautions ruined a few drivers days. But Barros ended up with a top 3 SOMEHOW. He has the best luck in the field and it shows with his points lead.

The series heads to Indy next weekend, will the points shift any more?